Safety device for hatpins



A. SCHOPPER. SAFETY DEVICE FOR HATPINS. APPLICATION FILED'JUNE 1a, 1919.

1,356,225, Patented Oct.- 19, 1920.

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ATTORNEY TES UNITED STA ALOIS SCHOPPER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

sAEETY DEVICE non HATPINS.

Application filed June 16,

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, .ALOIS SoHorPER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Devices for Hatpins or the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in safety catches and protectors for hat-pins or the like, and has for its object to provide an economical, compact, and secure device,

of this kind which may be readily attached to the free end of any pin so as to prevent the pin from being lost and at the same time to protect the point thereof from dangerous exposure.

The aboveand other objects will become apparent in the description below in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts on the drawings.

Figure 1 is a view ofmy device in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a view of the same partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the same with the locking means removed.

Fig. 4 isa view of the locking means.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line AA of Fig. 1, showing the lock in closed position.

Fig. 6 is asimilar view showing the lock in open position.

Referring now in detail to'the drawings, 1 represents the stem of my device formed with a leaf-like, upwardly tapering, upper body '2. In the form of my device shown, I have illustrated the same in the ornamental form of a flower; of course any other shape may be utilized without departing from the spirit of my invention.

A number of longitudinal slots 3 extend, midway of said leaves, from the upper end of said body 2 partway along its length. It is thus apparent that the upper end of the body 2; may be depressed toward and expanded away from the axis in a spring, like manner. Within the body 2 is a filler of rubber, cork, or other similar material, having an axial hole extending part way up the same for the reception of the end of a hat-pin or other pin 5. This filler acts as a cushion for the end of the pin as well as a retainer therefor.

A locking annulus 6, formed as shown in the shape of the petalsof a flower, fits over the upper or slotted end of said body 2,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920. 1919. Serial No. 304,625.

being retained from withdrawal by the outwardly bent top 7 Said annulus 6 contains axial ridges 8 on its inner surface, adapted to engage said slots 3. Said inner ridges may be formed by outside, in which case there will be an exterior groove, as shown in Fig. 4. c

When the pin 5 is inserted in the stem 1, the lock is in the open position, as on Fig. 6, the ridges 8 standing between the edges of the leaves of the body 2; or, better, in the longitudinal indentations along the body 2. To lock the device, the lock 6 is turned slightly in either direction (in the illustration, through an angle of 45 degrees) until the ridges 8 engage the slots 3, the leaves meantime having been forced toward the axis by contact of their cam-like surfaces with the ridges 8. Thus the device is locked with the upper end of the body 2 contracted against the rubber filler 4, which thus securely retains the pin 5. To withdraw the pin, the lock 6 is again turned through an angle of 45 degrees, releasing the inward pressureon the filler 5 and permitting the easy removal of the pin.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

a press acting from the V l. A device of the class described comprising a stem, an axially resilient body on said stem, a filler of resilient material having a hole therein adapted to. receive a pin, said filler located within said body, and means for looking or releasing said resilient body comprising an annular sleeve having inward projections thereon, and longitudinal slots and grooves in said body adapted to be. engaged by said projections said sleeveadapted to be rotated to lock the device in either open or closed position.

2. A deviceof the class described comprising a stem, a body on said stem having a plurality of longitudinal slots therein, a plurality of longitudinal grooves in the surface of said body of greater depth than said slots, and a sleeve adapted by rotation to lock said body in contracted or normal position having inwardly projecting ridges, and

means within said body for receiving a pin,

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